was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Kurihara District, Miyagi

Kurihara District, Miyagi

Kurihara District was a district in Japan belonging to Mutsu Province or the Miyagi Prefecture. Established in the 8th century AD as Korehari or Koreharu District and abolished in 2005, the territory is identical to the city of Kurihara today....

, Japan

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On April 1, 2005, Wakayanagi was merged with the towns of Ichihasama, Kannari, Kurikoma

Kurikoma, Miyagi

was a town in Kurihara District, Miyagi, Japan. Established in 1955 with the consolidation of six municipalities, it was abolished in a merger forming the larger Kurihara City in 2005.　The municipal area was 244.36 km² and the population was 13,736 in 2005....

, Semine, Shiwahime, Takashimizu, Tsukidate and Uguisuzawa

Uguisuzawa, Miyagi

was a town located in Kurihara District, Miyagi, Japan.On April 1, 2005, Uguisuzawa was merged with the towns of Ichihasama, Kannari, Kurikoma, Semine, Shiwahime, Takashimizu, Tsukidate and Wakayanagi, and the village of Hanayama, all from Kurihara District, to form the new city of...

, and the village of Hanayama, all from Kurihara District

Kurihara District, Miyagi

Kurihara District was a district in Japan belonging to Mutsu Province or the Miyagi Prefecture. Established in the 8th century AD as Korehari or Koreharu District and abolished in 2005, the territory is identical to the city of Kurihara today....

, to form the new city of Kurihara

Kurihara, Miyagi

is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 77,012 and a population density of 95.7 persons per km². The total area is 804.93 km². Previously a district consisting of nine towns and one village, on April 1, 2005, the towns and village...

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In 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 14,149 and a population density

Population density

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 of 269.20 persons per km². The total area is 52.56 km².

Wakayanagi is located in the north of the Miyagi prefecture and the Sendai plain. The Hasama River runs through toward the southeast. The town had developed as a crossing point of the river. Wakayanagi Station (Ishikoshi Station) of the Kurihara Denen Railway had been near the north bank until its abolishment in 2007 and the town hall was located near south of the river. The main streets between them connect at the Wakayanagi Grand Bridge (Wakayanagi Ōhashi) across the river.

It has been a part of the rice cultivation zone of Miyagi prefecture, which was (and is) one of a few important rice production areas in Japan. Additionally, some middle or small industrial factories are located there.